2. a wilton high school senior was applying to college and wondered how many
applications she needed to send. her counselor explained that with the
excellent grade she received in chemistry she would probably be accepted to
one school out of every three to which she applied. [3 applications = 1
acceptance] she immediately realized that for each application she would
have to write 3 essays, [1 application = 3 essays) and each essay would
require 2 hours work (1 essay = 2 hours). of course writing essays is no simple
matter. for each hour of serious essay writing, she would need to expend 500
calories (1 hour = 500 calories) which she could derive from her mother's
apple pies (1 pie = 1000 calories]. how many times would she have to clean her room
in order to gain acceptance to 10 colleges?